The September 2008 line-up vanquished Dumpy McFatnano to the rotting cesspits of silicon hell, introducing a fourth-gen nano with the original tall form factor of earlier models.
It retained video playback and the same screen as the chubby version, but now offered an internal accelerometer, 16GB of memory and the new Genius playlist functionality. It was also the first model to introduce spoken menus for vision-impaired users.
We were disappointed to see the 160GB iPod classic was wiped from existence this year, along with the 80GB model. Instead, Apple brought out a single second-gen classic with 120GB of hard disk space, but in the first-gen classic's thinner form factor. It also included the new Genius feature.
But stealing the show was the new iPod touch, which launched with a new curvy design to match the new iPhone 3G, built-in speakers, a physical volume control (this was a hotly demanded feature), 3D gaming, and various other features previously offered as software upgrades, such as Microsoft Exchange email support.
Once again there were new iPod shuffles, but they were just paint jobs -- the players themselves didn't change.
What are you expecting we'll be able to add to this feature next year? Leave your thoughts and speculations below.
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Anonymous 22 December, 2010 11:22
Well, whats so bad about having AM in an ipod any way
Anonymous 17 January, 2011 12:48
The original trademark for "iPod" was not made by Apple, it was a New Jersey based company that produced internet kiosks which DID see the light of day back in 2000 but gone by 2001. Apple came to an agreement with the trademark holder and it was transferred to them.
anonymous 24 October, 2011 16:58
WHERE IS THE POSTER I WANT POSTER PLEASE MAKE POSTER NOW
anonymous 24 October, 2011 17:27
Funny how the 3rd gen iPod looked like a crappy Chinese copy of the previous gen!
Peter Hudson 24 October, 2011 17:43
I LOVED the 3rd Gen iPod. It was by far my favourite. Great battery life and I loved how the buttons all glowed red when you touched the. I still have it knocking about somewhere.
anonymous 24 October, 2011 18:07
I still use the ipod mini. After upgrading the hard drive and battery, it works better now then it did on day 1.
anonymous 24 October, 2011 19:17
The 2007 3rd gen nano will always be my favourite for the "square" shape that fitted my pocket like a beauty,
I currently have the last incarnation, but find it less pocket friendly. Video? Not bothered.
topshoppingmall 25 October, 2011 10:16
Great battery life and I loved how the buttons all glowed red when you touched the. I still have it knocking about somewhere.
anonymous 25 October, 2011 12:57
'colelction'
Spellcheck much??
KingJonGMH 25 October, 2011 13:00
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rio_PMP300
Hear is the original portable media player. I would've thought that Rio would have sued Apple for 'slavishly copying the design' of their player!
I noticed in the papers that Steve Jobs & Apple tried to purchase DropBox. When the owner declined their offer Steve Jobs told him that it was a big mistake as they would take all their market by copying their product. What a nice man! Is this the same Steve Jobs who threatened to kill Android as an operating system due to the alleged duplicity of the Google boss sitting on the Apple board? Er... his biography ought to be renamed two faced Steve.
Katie Collins 25 October, 2011 13:09
'colelction' is now 'collection' - thanks and well done for spotting it anonymous.
We drop these little typos in now and then to keep you on your toes!